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Plastic bag bill promises to clean up Scotland

Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Pringle tells FoodProductionDaily.com how his private bill to place a levy on plastic bags in Scotland will benefit retailers, consumers and the environment. Anthony Fletcher reports.

ISP price hike for food-grade hydrocolloids

Food makers can expect to see the price of hydrocolloids continue to move upwards as suppliers, knocked by squeezed commodity supplies coupled with higher energy and transport costs, pass rises onto the market.

Cargill introduces barley fibre for heart health

US agri-giant Cargill introduced a new barley ingredient, with high levels of beta-glucan soluble fibre, at Health Ingredients Europe last week, as part of its platform designed to target heart health.